Impact Development: two recent projects

Many real estate projects are initiated with the primary goal to gain financial return. But what if we use our expertise on creating environments to gain social or ecological return – while still offering competitive financial returns?

To figure this out, D/DOCK works on three different ‘impact development’ projects. Each has their own local social and/or ecological challenges.

Case 1: Geuzenveld, Amsterdam

Geuzenveld is a neighborhood that has social challenges, such as 41% illiteracy. We are working together with investors, social housing corporations, the municipality and the university of Amsterdam on a specific redevelopment project. The question at hand: how can we have a positive impact on the local social challenges by this redevelopment project?

In a few weeks, a new bachelor program of the UvA & ASRE will start which will deep dive into this question. Stay tuned for more info about this collaboration.

Case 2: Symbiotic District, Sweden:

Listed real estate investor Kungsleden is working on an area development concept called “Symbiotic District”, in which ecological and social impact are the drivers of financial return. D/DOCK and Kungsleden teamed up with the Swedish architecture firm Wingårdhs and the international consultancy and engineering organization WSP. More info on Duurzaambedrijfsleven.nl in Dutch (in English)